Objective
JEN-A-MACE is an inter-disciplinary project with the objective to develop a new area of competence at the Institute of Ecology (IOE) at the University of Jena that allows integrating the ecological consequences of spatial structure into models at various scales. The IOE seeks to complement its expertise at the interface between microbial ecology, animal ecology, and mathematics by recruiting experienced researchers trained in state-of-the-art molecular techniques and inverse modeling.
The scientific objectives of JEN-A-MACE are
- to develop molecular expertise in analyzing microbial populations with stable isotope probing;
- to establish PCR-based microsatellite techniques for analyzing the population structure of insects and mammals;
- to develop modeling approaches for the analysis of ecological consequences of spatial structure within animal and microbial populations.
Thus, JEN-A-MACE links molecular knowledge across disciplines and dimensions by investigating local changes in microbial diversity, genetic input of dispersers in metapopulations, and constructing spatially explicit models.
Since progress in biology demands molecular techniques, the establishment of this competence will expand the excellent standing of the IOE to successfully compete internationally. To achieve these objectives, JEN-A-MACE will bring young researchers to Germany, especially to Thuringia, an area of Europe isolated from the EU until 1989. Temporal overlap of the four experienced researchers will maximize the input of expertise into the existing groups.
The tools and synergies developed in JEN-A-MACE will be made available to others for research training and knowledge transfer in environmental sciences. While already strong in community and theoretical ecology, the establishment of molecular tools along with mathematics allows the IOE to launch itself as centre of competence for evaluating consequences of spatial structure to play a leading role in this evolving field.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology
- natural sciences biological sciences zoology entomology
- natural sciences biological sciences zoology mammalogy
- natural sciences chemical sciences nuclear chemistry radiation chemistry
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FP6-2004-MOBILITY-3
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Coordinator
JENA
Germany
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